All About MEme Monday: Mission Impossiable

with MommyBrain and SupahMommy

MY MISSIONS...

• Complete Morgan's BIG GIRL room. Need to finish painting the room. Half the room is done but still need to paint entryway/stairs with an 18 feet wall (still not sure how to do this). Paint and decorate the reading cubby, as a woodlands mushroom house. Setup 2nd twin bed. Finish Bathroom and organize closet.
• Find “a place” for the new baby to sleep... need an empty wall (any room will do) just needs to fit a crib. This is when I wished we had moved to a bigger house. Looks like we will use the Family Room for a nursery again.

• Finish Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving. With Morgan in school 3 days a week, I should be able to complete this but easier said than done. I love Etsy for gifts this year. They have so much great stuff!



• It's an Ice Cream Sundae Party. December is too crazy to find time to plan an early January Birthday Party, so I have to have everything done before Thanksgiving. The house is going to be transformed into an old fashion ice cream parlor with all fixings for a yummy ice cream sundae.



• Not gaining 60 pounds this pregnancy. However my carving for donuts and eggnog will not go away. The eggnog drinking has become out-of-control. I did get to the gym today for a short workout but not sure it will make a dent in the gallon of eggnog I drank today.
  

MY MISSION IMPOSSIABLE....

• Sad Goodbye to our best friend "Nini" (or Binky) forever! This week we are only getting Nini in bed. So far so good but goodbye forever is another story.



• Transition Morgan to a BIG GIRL bed by April. May need to get a second crib.



• Not waiting in line for the H1N1 vaccine… forget it!



• A clean yard and roof. We do live in a forest of pine trees. There is not much we can do about that but the wind storms are not helping. There are pine needles and leaves everywhere. Collin and his dad worked this weekend to clean things up and the next day we have another BIG wind storm. I guess I should be happy as long as a tree does not fall on us.



• Finding comfortable (yet flattering) maternity clothes. I am dreading dressing up for the holidays. Why do maternity clothes look so awful? And shoes… not a lot of options here. That’s why I am hosting a pajama party for Christmas.

Madeline’s Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Madeline celebrated her 3rd birthday with a crazy mad hatter's tea party. Aunt Isolde’s Birthday Parties are always fun and over-the-top. This year’s the Mad Hatter tea party was a delightful with a crazy decorations, a sideways cake and circle time with Mother Goose for a little story telling. Oh, did I mention there was a harp player there too! Happy 3rd Birthday Maddy!

Stay Away Piggy!

Well we did it. Morgan got her H1N1vaccine, still need a booster but hopefully 1 will be better than nothing. The doctor's office said "no promises" that they will have the required booster for her. But at least we did not have to wait in a 4 hour line to get it. I'm not so lucky. My OB at Evergreen still does not have any vaccines (month over due), so this pregnant lady is going to have to wait a few more week.

Knock Knock

Wonder Woman made her appearance on Halloween Night. Thank you Aunt Izzy for letting us borrow it, it was a winner! Morgan was so excited to wear the costume (no tears) and she had this burst of energy when she put it on.

Mom and Dad decided we should start the night off trick or treating around Beaver Lake. We thought it would be fun to meet some of our neighbors for the first time. (We have only lived here 4 years!) I thought it would be a good surprise too, since we have never had a trick or treater come to the house. The first house had a long driveway but it was all lighted and they had lots of fun Halloween decorations. Now normally Morgan is shy around new people and places but not Wonder Woman. No, Wonder Woman RUNS down the driveway and starts knocking on the door before we could get there. After a long wait, a lady opens the door. She looks at us in utter disbelief and says, ”we have never had a trick or treater here. And ummm….. we do not get any candy this year.” Just then, Wonder Woman takes off and runs inside the house. She is not leaving without her treat. As we try to get Wonder Woman to come back outside the neighbor realizes she might have a leftover candy bar and scurries off to the kitchen to look. She comes back with a full size candy bar and Wonder Woman could not have been more excited. We decided at that point we better surprise any more neighbors. We headed off to O’s toddler Halloween Party for night of trick or treating, fun toddler play and yummy Halloween treats. On the way over to the party Wonder Woman ate the whole candy bar with a BIG chocolate smile on her face. Morgan LOVED Halloween. She ran house to house and got lots of candy. She can not say "Trick or Trick" yet but she did know how to "knock, knock" and look cute for some candy. I think this might be her favorite holiday for years to come.

What a Hoot!

This week we setup Morgan's big girl bed. Well Collin set up the bed when I was out of town but it’s all done and it looks adorable. I love it! It was a fun surprise to come home to after a few days away. It’s a twin bed, cottage style, with colorful trees and owl bedding. Morgan’s room is like a tree house loft, so it fits perfectly. The only problem is I seem to be the only one sleeping in the bed. At least it's comfortable! Morgan is getting up at 6AM these days and mom cannot seem to get moving that early. I go up stairs to get her and end up crawling into her bed, as she watching morning cartoons and makes pretend breakfast.

Our Little Ballerina

It looks like Little Red Riding Hood will NOT make an appearance this Halloween. After a lot of crying and tears I think we are done with the Red Dress and hood. But mom found a backup costume in the closet and it looks like a winner. Morgan even put on a little ballet show for us.

My Favorite Things To Do

... Color, Color, Color

Pumpkin Carving Party: Friends from the Issy Mom's Group

Despite our crazy weather on Saturday, the Pumpkin Party was a success. The house was busting at the seams and NOT a lot of pumpkin carving got done but it was a good Saturday night. The plan was to have everyone carve their pumpkins outside but the blowing rain and lighting and thunder was a bit of a deterrent. However the food was delicious and I can say that because I did not make any of it. (I can't cook, especially being pregnant) But my wonderful husband made 3 crock pots of beef stew and my amazing mother-in-law made homemade corn bread and apple crisp and 2 pumpkin pies. It was really tasty... I had several helping and gained a good 5lbs.
But the best part was catching up with my fellow mommies and watching all the kids play together. I joined the Issy Mom's Group when Morgan was 10 weeks old and now these moms are my best friends. We have watched our babies grow up together. I am so thankful for my amazing mommy friends! And for my Mother-in-law who was a huge help at the party.

I hope the Pumpkin Carving Party will become a tradition for many years to come.

Morgan and Riley. BFF's

The Miami 5 Girls (2 down, 3 to go )

The Pumpkin Carving in the dark

The kidos... Take 10 The Color Table
PJ time with Dora

All About MEme Monday: I've Never

Joining the mayhem.... my first time to play along. MEme Monday!













I've NEVER ... 5 Things (or more or less)
that distinguish YOU from the crowd.

(join the fun with MommyBrain and SupahMommy )

I've Never...

1. I've Never... had a tattoo and have never had a desire to get one. But I have pierced my eyebrow & bellybutton. The eyebrow thing did not last long but wanted to try somthing different in college.

2. I've Never... watched a scary movie, well not the whole movie. I always plug my ears and cover my eyes during the scary part. I can't watch it.

3. I've Never... ate a Dick's Hamburger. I really want to... but I do not like the taste of ketchup, mustard, relish and mayonnaise, it just makes me want to gag. I've been like this forever. I was the only kid that hated McDonald's because they could not make a hamburgers without the condiments. But I love Dick's french fries and chocolate milkshakes!

4. I've Never... been able to dance. I tried but I have No rhythm. You will never see me out on the dance floor (unless a lot of drinking is involved). I was even in ballet for 10 years... and hated every minute of it. One day I told my ballet teacher how much I hated it and she kicked me out of class. That was the best day of my "young" life. After that I joined every sport team I could find.

5. I've Never...been able to sing. Singing is just not my thing. I have no tone, no rhythm and I my tongue is too big. Also can't stand up for that long, I get dizzy singing and feel like I'm going to faint.

It's now your turn :) What have you never done???

Pumpkin Fun

Tomorrow we are hosting the 1st Annual Clark's Pumpkin Carving Party with some friends from the Issy Mom's Group. Morgan and I are going to roast some pumpkin seeds for the party, so we're getting ahead start on our pumpkin. We have 14 toddlers and 25 adults coming over to carve and/or paint pumpkins, Oh and serving dinner too. I think I'm crazy....I know I'm crazy.

Miss Marika’s Music Class

Festival of Salmon

Today we enjoyed our first Salmon Days in Historic Issaquah. Apparently this is a VERY popular event. We ran into lots of friends and it was no surprise because I think everyone in Sammamish/Issaquah area was there today. Tons of kids and PREGNANT woman everywhere! Maybe I just notice pregnant people now but they sure seemed to be out in full force today. First we went to watch the salmon swimming in the river, then we ate some well done egg rolls but the highlight for Morgan was the free train ride around the parking lot! Good toddler fun. Wish we had more time to explore but nap time was calling.

Farewell to Summer Tea Party

Happy 60th Birthday Grandma!

Brownie Pops

Morgan and Mom are baking some yummy treat for Grandma's 60th Birthday party this weekend. Morgan approves! Thanks Nova for the great idea. The finished pictures will be posted in a few days.

Guess who is going to be a BIG SIS soon?

Yes, it's true. Morgan is going to be a big sister in April. We have a long road ahead of us but we are so excited.

Last days of Summer on Beaver Lake

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

http://www.zoo.org/factsheets/facts.html

PJs, Popcorn and a Projector

Yesterday the sun surprised us with a beautiful afternoon so we invited a few friends over for a movie under the stars. This year we did it with the kids! We setup a tent for the little ones to play in and let the kids stay up past dark for a Disney classic. The kids danced the night away in their Pjs, eating popcorn as they watched Aladdin. After bedtime the adults stayed up to see aliens attack in the cheesy scifi Independence Day. I am going to miss summer!

Sea Mist